2024/2025 Shop Events


 COME SIT and STITCH, KNIT OR CROCHET WITH US

Please join us in the Classroom at Salty Yarns every 1st and 3rd Monday and 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 1-3 pm.  Free to all.


Next meet dates: 

February 3, 13, 17, 27 / March 3, 13, 17, 27

           Show-and-tell projects are welcome.  We love to see everyone's work.                        

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🎉 NEW EVENTS 🎉

March 7 ~ 9

Knitting Retreat

Enjoy a fun weekend at Salty Yarns knitting with friends.  Feel free to bring your own project or we have Two Scarves that you could choose from to do a knit along.  The weekend will kick off with a Friday evening reception to meet and greet your fellow knitters. However, please come early on Friday as the classroom opens at 10 am, along with the shop for the knitting weekend to start.  If doing one of the two scarves for the knit-along, that will begin Saturday and continue through Sunday.  The cost for the weekend includes the pattern of one of the two scarves, a Friday evening reception, and a catered lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Knitting supplies are NOT included.

Cost ~ $100

First Option ~ Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf

Second Option ~ Lime Scarf

To register, please call 410-289-4667 or email saltyyarns@aol.com 7 days a week 10 am - 4 pm (weather depending ~ closed 1/8 due to weather). Full payment is required at the time of registration. Payment is fully refundable.

To register please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.

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"My First Sweater Class"

4 sessions starting March 27 ~ meeting Thursdays 10:30 am-12:30 pm

We hope you can join us in learning to knit your first sweater! If you are comfortable with the knit and purl stitches, you are ready to knit this top-down summer tee.

WHEN

Meeting Thursdays from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, starting March 27 and continuing on to April 3, April 17th, and finishing on April 24th.

BEFORE CLASS BEGINS

You will need purchase or pick from your stash a fingering weight yarn. The pattern calls for 4 sets of needles. In order to ascertain the correct gauge, which will be determined in the first class, please use 32" size 5 needles to knit a swatch ahead of the first class in a stockinette stitch. It should be at least 4 x 4 inches. Remember to bring your swatch to the first class to determine the correct needle size to yield the correct size sweater. You will learn to read a pattern, knit in the round, increase 2 ways, decrease, divide for sleeves and pick up stitches to create a neckband.

COST

$120 - covers the class instruction only

You will be responsible for supplying your materials for class. We will be offering 15% off to class attendees for any class materials they purchase in Salty Yarns.

To register please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.

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Jackie Du'Plessis of It's Fine-ally Finished

 4 classes ~ April 11th ~ 15th

 

Class #1

Friday, April 11th ~ $750 ($550 

Glorious Morning Glory Workstation

The cherry woodwork table stands about 9” tall and functions as a collapsible sewing basket. It is perfectly adorned with hand-painted morning glory blooms, in blue to symbolize trust, respect, and deep emotions.  The stitched linen pouch will be decorated with climbing morning glories on a trellis base, the pouch attaches to the mid-section of the collapsible table allowing for the stowing or access of your needlework supplies. The stitched accessories include a darling needle book with a secret envelope area for you to personalize, it acts as a gentle reminder to always be gentle and kind to others but to show strength when needed and to hold loved ones close to your heart.

Class #2

Saturday, April 12th $425 ($165 deposit)

Crystal's Sweetbag

This beautifully stitched knot garden sweet bag was inspired by
the knot garden as seen on one of Crystal’s antique samplers.

Class #3

Sunday, April 13th ~ $500 w/o wood ($250 dep.) $900 with wood ($650 dep.)

Floral Laurel

A floral laurel work clamp is hand-painted on all sides with wonderful opening blooms tucked into a laurel basket with buzzing bees.  The clamp is made with warm toned cherry wood and has a tiny pull out drawer.  Although diminutive in size but versatile in it’s storage and functionality.  A removable padded mattress pincushion adorns the top of the floral laurel clamp.  The drawer holds and stores a rollup that features a study in filling stitches, worked in neat panels using a soft toned green and blue hand-dyed silk fiber.  The entire project is tucked neatly into a carry case for your convenience as you travel from one work area to another.

Class #4

Monday April 13th & Tuesday Apil 14th ~ $550 ($235 deposit)

Monghry Workbox

Monghry work is the inlay of bone/ivory on Ebony wood. The style uses a fine, very thin single line of ivory inlay with swirls and tresses of dainty leaves and flowers.  The workbox for the class will measure 5x5x 1 ½”.  Worked on off-white linen with Noir silk fiber in contrast to the dark dense color of Ebony with off-white inlay.  The workbox features two functional hinged top lid panels that overlap.  Once opened, the two panels showcase a mirror with a thread winder storage area, a scissor with thimble and needle package storage area.  The internal box panel has constructed compartments that hold two stitched stuffed pincushion sections, a needle book, and a bodkin storage area as well as 3 spools of 100/3 fiber. A paper mock-up and the box’s interior panels will be constructed in class.

To register please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.

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Annual Spring Retreat

May 2nd - 4th ~ $150

With Spring comes our favorite event. Salty Yarns Spring Retreat is a time to come and enjoy fellow needle workers' company and just have a fun filled weekend with like-minded people.

This year's Spring Retreat will be a little different in that Friday Night we have decided to have a catered dinner for the welcoming reception. This means the party will start a tad earlier and a full dinner will be served.

On Friday, as per usual, the shop will be open at 10 am and anyone is welcome to come and start stitching at any time. The weekend will officially kick off with our reception starting at 5:30 with light refreshments and the catered dinner will be served from 6 - 7:30. The Shop will stay open until 8 pm Friday.

  Saturday will begin again with the shop opening at 10 am. The classroom will be open all day until 6 pm for stitching fun. A catered lunch will be served Saturday from 12 - 2 pm.

This is a fun-filled weekend where you'll have an opportunity to meet new people, share your ideas, be inspired, and/or just get some stitching completed.

The cost includes a welcoming gift, a Friday night dinner reception, a catered lunch on Saturday, snacks and sodas throughout the weekend, and a discount on all in-store purchases over the weekend. 

To register please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.

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ALL PREVIOUS ANNOUNCED EVENTS  ARE LISTED BELOW

 

Catherine Theron ~ March 21 - 23, 2025

Two classes being offered, the Blue Posy Stitching Necessaire class and the Marking Book & Accessories class.

Class cost includes a welcoming reception Friday evening, class kit and a catered lunch during class

Blue Posy Stitching Necessaire- Saturday March 22

You will create a needlework necessaire while perfecting your knowledge of the buttonhole stitch.  Stitching is worked on 30ct. white linen using gumnut silks, a touch of gold, and DMC Cordonette.  The outer case is a periwinkle blue linen and the lining is a bright chartreuse silk.  Finished size when folded shut is 4 1/2" x 3" and includes a scissors pocket, needlepages, a pincushion, and a scissors minder.
The piece features detached buttonhole, queen stitch, princess stitch, chain, petit point, cross stitch over 1, stem, padded satin, colonial knot, couching, backstitch, and a leaf stitch.  Since we are doing this as a 1 day class Catherine will be concentrating on the detached buttonhole petals and the finishing.
Cost- $365, a deposit of $160 required to register.

Marking Book & Accessories- Sunday, March 23

You will create a wee needle book with companion pin keep, scissors sheath, and scissors fob featuring a Shaker style alphabet, strawberry motifs, birds, bees, & a butterfly.  Stitching is worked on 32ct. linen and uses overdyed cottons & silks.  

Stitches include Stem, Queen, Smyrna, Double Cross, Four-sided, Satin Cushion, Petit Point, Cross Stitch over 1, Long arm cross, diagonal cross, backstitch, two-sided italian, and num's stitch.

Cost-$325, a deposit of $120 is required to register.

To register please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.


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 Learn how to Cross Stitch


Have you or someone you know ever wanted to learn how to cross stitch.

Book a private or group lesson with Sara.  
Come learn all the basics of cross stitching while working on this cute little bicycle.
Sara will teach you how to thread a needle, read a pattern, and cross stitch.  You will learn to make an “X” stitch, a backstitch, and a quarter stitches.
The class includes the full kit which will have all the materials you will need to get started.  $30 per person.  Call to schedule today, 410-289-4667.

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 To register for any of these events...

please email us at saltyyarns@aol.com or

call 410-289-4667.